IF Elfsborg - Mjällby AIF 3 - 1

Allsvenskan 2014


IF Elfsborg - Mjällby AIF (3 - 1)
Match in Allsvenskan 2014
Match start: 2014-05-07 at 19:00
Venue: Borås Arena
Attendance: 6,208

It was an exciting match between IF Elfsborg and Mjällby AIF at Borås Arena on Wednesday evening in front of an audience of 6,208 people. Prior to the match, Elfsborg was in 3rd place in the standings while Mjällby AIF was in 14th place.

The match began with both teams trying to find their footing. IF Elfsborg's Henning Hauger was substituted after 22 minutes in favor of Anders Svensson. After 28 minutes, Mjällby took the lead 1-0 with a goal from Mattias Håkansson, assisted by Andreas Blomqvist. A yellow card was shown to Mjällby's Robin Strömberg in the 38th minute of the match.

The second half started with a lot of energy from IF Elfsborg. Just four minutes into the half, Viktor Claesson received a nice pass from Adam Lundqvist to equalize at 1-1. Anders Svensson received a yellow card after 54 minutes for IF Elfsborg.

Both teams made substitutions in an attempt to inject some more energy. Mjällby AIF’s Mattias Håkansson was substituted for David Löfquist in the 63rd minute. IF Elfsborg's Simon Hedlund was replaced by Per Frick, and in the 67th minute, Andreas Blomqvist was substituted for Patrik Ingelsten.

IF Elfsborg's last substitutions came when Viktor Prodell was substituted for Mikkel Beckmann in the 78th minute. Mjällby's Robin Strömberg was substituted for Victor Nilsson in the 82nd minute. David Löfquist received a yellow card late in the match. However, it was IF Elfsborg that took control of the game, scoring two goals in the second half. Lars Nilsson scored a goal in the closing minutes, and Viktor Claesson netted his second goal of the evening, leading to a clear victory for IF Elfsborg with a final score of 3-1.

The referee for the evening was Stefan Johannesson, assisted by Fredrik Nilsson and Magnus Sjöblom.

Squads

IF Elfsborg

Starting squad

  • 1. Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard (GK)
  • 7. Johan Larsson (D) (C)
  • 11. Daniel Mobaeck (D)
  • 12. Sebastian Holmén (D)
  • 23. Niklas Hult (D)
  • 16. Viktor Claesson (M)
  • 21. Henning Hauger (M) (Off '22)
  • 20. Adam Lundqvist (M)
  • 19. Simon Hedlund (F) (Off '64)
  • 24. Viktor Prodell (F) (Off '78)
  • 9. Lars Nilsson (F)

Substitutions

  • 30. Abbass Hassan (GK)
  • 8. Anders Svensson (In '22) (YC '54)
  • 10. Mikkel Beckmann (In '78)
  • 13. Arber Zeneli
  • 15. Andréas Klarström
  • 17. Per Frick (In '64)
  • 22. Anton Lans

Mjällby AIF

Starting squad

  • 1. Mattias Asper (GK) (C)
  • 29. Danny Ervik (D)
  • 6. Gudmann Thorisson (D)
  • 2. Viktor Agardius (D)
  • 25. Anton Dahlström (D)
  • 24. Mattias Håkansson (M) (Off '63)
  • 13. Daniel Nilsson (M)
  • 75. Andreas Blomqvist (M) (Off '67)
  • 8. Robin Strömberg (M) (Off '82) (YC '38)
  • 10. Marcus Ekenberg (F)
  • 7. Kristian Haynes (F)

Substitutions

  • 30. Jesper Johansson (GK)
  • 5. Rikard Östlin
  • 11. Patrik Ingelsten (In '67)
  • 12. David Löfquist (In '63) (YC '89)
  • 14. Daniel Nicklasson
  • 15. Victor Nilsson (In '82)
  • 18. Hampus Bergdahl

GK = Goalkeeper, D = Defender, M = Midfielder, F = Forward, C = Captain, Off = Substituted off, In = Substituted in, YC = Booked (Yellow card), RC = Sent off (Red card)